Word: monarchism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Henry V could have even more glorious staging, however, and still fail. What the play absolutely must have is a strong, authentic Henry--a King who, through the kaleidoscope of moods and situations in which Shakespeare places him, emerges as not just an "ideal" monarch but also as a believable man. Douglas Watson, who plays the title role in the Festival production, gives a performance that is far from flawless. However, he does succeed in making Henry an earnest, changing person, and the play succeeds with...
...four years in power, the military junta of 38-year-old Lieut. Colonel Nasser could boast of considerable progress. It had overthrown a corrupt monarch, broken a sordid feudal aristocracy's long-held power over Egypt's politics, disowned the murderous fanaticism of the Moslem Brotherhood and driven British troops from Egyptian soil after 74 years of occupation. It had imposed some stability. It had done less well in grappling with the ancient miseries of one of the world's poorest countries. By making his deal for Communist arms, Nasser had ended Egypt's dependence...
...nerve-twanging tension in the air. Before the first round was done, scurrying officials had to flip four times through their complex rule books (sample heading: Hole Made by Burrowing Animal) to settle rhubarbs, including one in favor of Henry Cotton, oldtime monarch of British golf, who was accused of not owning up to an extra stroke. "I said I didn't have a go at it," sniffed Henry, "and those other two chaps [playing companions Jimmy Demaret and Gary Middlecoff] said I did have...
...occasional argument in stage whispers broke out and was quickly hushed. After the royal couple mounted the throne-at exactly the auspicious moment of 10:43 a-m-the nead Priest, moving carefully so as not to knock off the young King's glasses, placed upon the monarch's head a peaked helmet adorned with bird-of-paradise feathers* and some $2,000,000 worth of precious gems...
...view of the dome unobstructed; 4) redesign of the close-in area into a series of interconnecting courts (including a 240-car underground garage) to give partial views of the cathedral; 5) moving London's Temple Bar, symbol of the City's independence, where, ceremonially, even the monarch must pause for permission to pass, to a site between St. Paul's north transept and the forecourt...